Trivia Time III ANSWERED

Veridicus

What was the first circulating coin made under the authority of the US Mint?

Placid

Half Cent?

razorface1027

nova constellatio?

LAWMAN

half disme

SethChandler

Fugio Cent.....kind of a SWAG for me.

mgoodm3

Taken from the usmint website.

"When the framers of the U.S. Constitution created a new government for their untried Republic, they realized the critical need for a respected monetary system. Soon after the Constitution's ratification, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton personally prepared plans for a national Mint. On April 2, 1792, Congress passed The Coinage Act , which created the Mint and authorized construction of a Mint building in the nation's capitol, Philadelphia. This was the first federal building erected under the Constitution.

President George Washington appointed Philadelphian David Rittenhouse, a leading American scientist, as the first Director of the Mint. Under Rittenhouse, the Mint produced its first circulating coins -- 11,178 copper cents, which were delivered in March 1793. Soon after, the Mint began issuing gold and silver coins as well. President Washington, who lived only a few blocks from the new Mint, is believed to have donated some of his own silver for minting. "

Conder101

1793 chain cent. It came out before the half cent. The Fugos were actually the first US coin but issued under a different government (Articles of Confederation) and not under the authority of the US mint. The 1792 half disme and disme were produced at a time when the US mint did not have the legal authority to issue to silver coins. They could not legally strike silver until late in 1794.

Veridicus

The 1792 Half Dime.

LanLord

do you mean half disme? Somewhat different pronounciation (deem versus dime)